Pakistani officials say hundreds of militants from Afghanistan have attacked several Pakistani checkpoints on the Afghan border, killing at least 26 people. Officials say at least nine insurgents were killed in the fighting Saturday. Authorities say the attacks began in Arando village in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Chitral, near Afghanistan’s Nuristan province. Militants then attacked […]
4 Killed in Afghan Blast
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Afghan officials say a car bomb has exploded near a southern bank, killing four people and wounding more than 20 others. Authorities say 10 soldiers and at least four police were among the wounded Saturday in the blast in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s volatile Helmand province. Control of security in Lashkar Gah passed […]
Russia Proposes Tamer Resolution on Syria
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 7:10 pm (UTC-5)
Russia has introduced its own U.N. resolution on Syria, which calls for Bashar al-Assad’s government to halt its crackdown on anti-government protesters but does not mention the sanctions sought by the U.S. and European nations. The United States, Britain, France, Germany and Portugal two days earlier circulated a stronger resolution that calls for sanctions against […]
Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace President Sergei Bagapsh, who died in May. They are acting President Alexander Ankvab, Prime Minister Sergei Shamba and Raul […]
Mexico in Mourning After Dozens Killed in Casino Attack
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has declared three days of mourning after more than 50 people were killed when suspected drug cartel gunmen set fire to a casino in northern Mexico. Mr. Calderon condemned the violence as barbaric and said it was the worst attack on innocent civilians in Mexico in a long time. He described […]
AU Weighs Recognition of Libya’s Triumphant Rebels
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
African Union representatives are meeting in Ethiopia Friday to consider whether they should recognize Libya’s opposition coalition as the country’s new government. The more than 50-member bloc has declined to recognize the opposition Transitional National Council . But AU commission chairman Jean Ping said Friday that events in Libya had reached a decisive stage over […]
Eastern US Braces for Hurricane Irene
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Millions of people along the U.S. East Coast are scrambling to prepare for a powerful hurricane that authorities fear will cause widespread flooding and power outages. The governors of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and New York have declared states of emergency to free up resources ahead of Hurricane Irene, which is expected […]
US Stocks Decline
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 9:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. stock market indexes declined in Friday’s early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated half a percent, the S&P 500 fell three-tenths of one percent and the NASDAQ lost one-tenth of a percent. European stock markets were sharply lower in afternoon trading. London’s Financial Times 100 index lost 1.5 percent, the CAC-40 in Paris […]
7 Killed in Massive Blast at UN Building in Nigerian Capital
Posted August 26th, 2011 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
) A massive explosion has rocked the United Nations building in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, killing at least seven people. Medical workers and witnesses at the scene say rescuers rushed to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble. The United Nations has confirmed that a bomb caused the explosion on Friday morning. The site is […]
Seoul Mayor Resigns After Referendum Fails
Posted August 25th, 2011 at 11:00 pm (UTC-5)
The mayor of the South Korean capital Seoul has resigned after losing a referendum on free school lunches. Oh Se-hoon’s resignation Friday comes two days after he lost a citywide referendum that drew less than a third of the city’s eligible voters, failing a legal requirement for counting ballots. Oh, a conservative ally of President […]
